Samsung SpinPoint MT2
Samsung launches 2.5-inch hard drive with 1 TB capacity
This hard drive is the first to offer 2.5-inch 1TB of capacity, but it is a little thicker than the standard.
The Samsung SpinPoint MT2 is a hard disk with 2.5-inch 1TB of storage capacity. However, it is 12.5 mm thick, which is 2.5 inches longer than conventional 9.5 mm thick.
The race to the storage capacity is a major argument in the hard drives in 2.5 inch format. Their vocation grows mostly nomadic contain much information, performance being sidelined. Samsung proposes its first small format disk 1 TB capacity, the Spinpoint MT2. This disc is a little more épaisque discs 2.5 inches common: 12.5 mm against 9.5 mm for the standard 2.5-inch traditional.
Coming soon to external drives Samsung S2 Portable
The SpinPoint MT2 is thicker because it includes three magnetic platters, each with 333 GB of storage capacity. The 2.5-inch traditional are in fact limited to two trays to a thickness of 9.5 mm. Suddenly, the SpinPoint MT2 not end up in laptops, but in cases of portable external hard drives. Samsung also announced a new external drives appointed S2 Portable, amount to 1 TB of capacity.
The three plates spin at 5400 rpm, and increased storage density would make 20% more performance, according to Samsung. The Korean manufacturer also promises a power consumption down 4% compared to the competition, and better resistance to shocks. The SpinPoint MT2 plug into SATA-II Native Command integrates technology Queuing, and will be available in late August release 750GB and 1TB Their price is currently unknown.
Positive points (pros)
* Large storage capacity
* Small size
Negative points
* Thicker than a conventional 2.5-inch
Technical specifications
| Type | Internal |
| Hard disk capacity (in GB) | 1000 |
| Format | 2.5 inches |
| HDD Interface (internal) | Serial ATA II |
| Spindle Speed | 5400tr/mn |
| Cache | 8MB |
| Native Command Queuing | Yes |
| System default files | NTFS |
| SSD | Not |
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